Lyon in Coahoma County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Dunn Mounds

— Mississippi Mound Trail —

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

1. Dunn Mounds Marker (Front)

Inscription. The Dunn site consists of three earthen mounds. Mound A is oval in shape and just over sixteen feet in height. Mounds B and C have ben diminished by erosion and are less than three feeet in height. Archaeological excavations in 2013 indicate that the mounds were built in stages during the early Mississippi Period, from ca. AD 1000 to 1300.

Erected by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi Mound Trail series list.

Location. 34° 13.021′ N, 90° 28.575′ W. Marker is in Lyon, Mississippi, in Coahoma County. It is on State Highway 6 half a mile east of Crum Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lyon MS 38645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River

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Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rocket “88” (approx. 3.7 miles away); James L. Alcorn (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Crossroads of 49 & 61 (approx. 5.2 miles away); Clarksdale (approx. 5.2 miles away); Sam Cooke (approx. 5.6 miles away); Hopson Plantation (approx. 5.6 miles away); Wade Walton (approx. 5.6 miles away); W. C. Handy (approx. 5.6 miles away).

Dunn Mounds Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

2. Dunn Mounds Marker (Back)

Dunn Mounds Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 25, 2020

3. Dunn Mounds Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 827 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.